Claude-Mem vs memU
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- Claude-Mem is growing faster: +2,090 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +-50 for memU.
- Pick Claude-Mem for: captures and compresses agent activity to provide relevant context across coding sessions. Pick memU for: personal memory across agents.
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Metrics
| Claude-Mem | memU | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 95.2k | 14.5k |
| Star velocity /mo | 2.1k | -50 |
| Commits (90d) | 844 | 130 |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 1 |
| Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI) | 68.7K | — |
| Overall score | 0.8787883211640553 | 0.3901722409174147 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Claude-Mem or memU?
- Claude-Mem has more GitHub stars (95,227 vs 14,490).
- Which is more actively developed, Claude-Mem or memU?
- Claude-Mem had more commits in the last 90 days (844 vs 130).
- Should I use Claude-Mem or memU?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.